Jon Ackerson

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Ackerson, a Jeffersontown attorney, will represent employers on the commission that hears appeals of unemployment claims. His term will start Jan. 1 and run through Oct. 26, 2016, the governor's office said.

Ackerson, lost the Republican primary in the 18th District to Marilyn Parker. His Republican colleagues on the council endorsed Parker, primarily on the basis that Ackerson had sided too often with Democrats on key issues. ...